Resources from the Oak Ridge LMC
December 2013
December is...
National Read a New Book Month
Bingo Month
Write a Friend Month
Special Days...
December 6. St. Nicks Day
December 7 Pearl Harbor Day
December 7 Letter Writing Day
December 13 Ice Cream Day
December 17 National Maple Syrup Day
December 18 Bake Cookies Day
Tech Resource of the Month: Bedtime Math
Monarch Book of the Month...The Gingerbread Man is on the Loose!
Resources for Gingerbread Man is On the Loose
Websites for Further Enrichment:
This website has a ton of awesome interactive activities as well as cross-curricular
lesson ideas for teaching a gingerbread man themed unit:
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/gingerbread.html
This website is a Pinterest page that has hundreds of activities to incorporate
gingerbread man stories with. It can be found at:
http://pinterest.com/jnase1/gingerbread-man-activities-freebies-and-more/
Most of the information in this study guide was taken from the teacher’s guide
that was found on Laura Murray’s website. For more resources such as vocabulary words, activities, more recipes, and book discussions on The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, it can be found at the following website:
http://www.lauramurraybooks.com/resources/teachers-guide.pdf